Bruce

How nice to hear from you. Glad to hear all is moving ahead in full force.
I would love a signed copy, and I accept it only with the verbal handshake that I will in turn buy a copy to give to a like-minded friend or colleague.

Thanks so much,
amy k.r.

I sent a book, and although I did not hear from her again, my hunch is that she followed through on her offer.

During our conversation, I mentioned that I had recently completed a long career at USA TODAY. She asked me if I knew the paper’s book critic Bob Minzesheimer, who had written about Encyclopedia. She said to tell him hi, which I did via email. This was his response:

Pls excuse very belatedly response. This got lost in post-vacation backlog, but it’s good to hear that there’s life after usa today. And congratulations on your book. I met Amy long before she became a prolific kids author. she’s a hoot.

And if you’re in NY let me know.

Cheers,

Bob

Somehow following up with Bob about my visits to New York fell through the cracks, and it never happened. Now, sadly in a further twist of fate, that’s no longer possible as Bob died at 66 of brain cancer last October 15.